Ask Lyra

Dec 13

Anonymous asked: sometimes time can solve your problems, and what better way to waste time than blacking out.

All depends on what you’re willing to risk.

If you’re just getting drunk, chances are you aren’t willing to risk too much.

Not to say you aren’t still taking a risk. Just not a terribly large one if we’re only counting one isolated incident.

Anonymous asked: Wait, what's bad about you waking up next to Boscov besides the part about the hangover?

Nothing! I love Boscov!

I figured he was referring mostly to everything going wrong in my life lately.

Anonymous asked: the initial problems were a lot worse, trust me.

Unless you never intend to return, you aren’t resolving the problems, just delaying them. And delayed problems just become worse problems.

If you have nothing to lose, there are… Lets just say more spectacular things you can do than just getting drunk.

Anonymous asked: The worse thing that could happen from you drinking now would be that you wake up next to the bear in the morning with a hangover.

Honest to Celestia, my life isn’t that bad.

It was. It isn’t anymore.

Anonymous asked: you should drink more, i drank too much once, when i woke up all my problems were gone. granted i was faced with a whole new set of problems, like my current location and my inability to recognize it.

Those sound like worse problems, to be honest.

Anonymous asked: Do you nicknames for each individual string on your lyre?

I… do not, no.

That’s a different kind of question.

If I did, though, I’d have to have quite a few nicknames. I have three lyres with seven strings each. So that’s twenty-one names.

Anonymous asked: Are you drunk yet?

Nah. Trying to moderate a little better this time.

askprofessorlyra asked: Teaching's rough like that, isn't it? Although I can't say I've had to do with the biting recently.

Physically and emotionally draining.

theblackstrawberry asked: I'm sorry... I really am... You don't deserve all that, especially not you. Of course if it was me, those kids would be terrified of me because I'd probably have made a zombie pony, or some kind of horrifying illusion of a student getting eaten, which is probably COMPLETELY ILLEGAL.

They’re moderate to severely autistic. Half of them can’t even understand a punishment like timeout is because they did something wrong.

There isn’t really anything you can do. I don’t understand why most of them are even in school yet.

krastosthegluemaker-blog asked: Tomorrow can always be different, although I really do hope things improve, Lyra...

Thanks, Boscov.

Don’t know if things will improve, but at least school is out after this week until new years. No school means no work means I get a break.

I wish I had somewhere to record though. I’m having to wait until next week when the renovations are done before I can get back to work on your present.

theblackstrawberry asked: I had a good night, I slept well. Which reminds me. You ma'm, are over due for a hug soon. Did you have a good day?

Not really, no.

One of the kids flipped right-the-hay-out and threw a belligerent tantrum. Another one wouldn’t follow directions during recess and I had to sit inside with him while he threw a less violent, but much louder tantrum. I had to hold two foals down while we were reading to them because they wouldn’t sit still. Oh, and one of the colts bit me.

Twice.

All the while the one filly in the class keeps screaming every few minutes and asking, “You wanna go poddy?”

And there’s a slice-of-life summery for a special education aid.

Oh. And I found out elementary school doesn’t get out early at all this week. Sweetie wasn’t pleased to hear that after I’d already told her otherwise.

So… Drinking again.

Anonymous asked: No, I meant like, making a donut and shanking a hole into the dough.

I haven’t, no.

Shanking? Really? Am I in a jelly doughnut jailyard taking out competition?

Anonymous asked: Ah, so you're not too familiar with internet slang. As for white knights, I'm talking about people who defend you in order to impress/attract you.

I’d like to think I’m somewhat familiar with internet slang…

Not really. I thought one guy did once, but it turned out his motive was different. He wanted me to owe him to help gather information.

It was… more subtle than it sounds.

CYOA #49

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You wake with a start and a snort, flinging yourself forward in a fit of shock when you don’t recognize where you are. Your three companions turn to you and stare. You blink from the light while your eyes adjust. It’s morning already. Evidently you not only slept through your shift, you slept for twelve hours. It’s 8 AM.

You eat something light while everpony packs their things together. You try to catch what the others are talking about, but you’re still too drowsy to make anything out.

Before all of you can move, you need to decide what to do with your stuff. Either you carry one bag and Twist carries two. Twist carries both of your bags plus her own. Or you leave a bag or two behind. And if you do, which ones?

This shouldn’t be too hard. Decisions will only get tougher as the day goes on.

Anonymous asked: Can I taste your mane?

Yeah sure go ahead.

This week is killing me…